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To what extent can opposition to Roosevelt's New Deal be classed as significant in changing his policies?…read more

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For all the credit Roosevelt has been given for the success (or otherwise) of the New Deal, there was opposition in America to both what he was doing with regards to his economic policies to combat unemployment and to the beliefs he was perceived to have held.…read more

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The Supreme Court · The Supreme Court took its stance from a legal viewpoint and in 1935 it effectively declared 11 of 16 Alphabet Agencies unconstitutional.· The point made by the Supreme Court was that any efforts made to help farmers etc. should come at a statelevel and not federal level, as in accordance with powers given to the states by the Constitution.· Some politicians realised that the New Deal was not overwhelming popular with all the people and that there was a chance to make political capital out of this. The 1936 election result certainly showed that there was mileage in such an approach.…read more

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As the Supreme Court was made up of senior Republican judges when Roosevelt tries to push his policies through they are rejected. This forces Roosevelt to bring in replacement policies.· The Supreme Court was made up of 9 Judges and the split had always been 4 in favour of New Deal, 5 Against. A switch in voting by the Chief Justice tipped the balance in favour of New Deal policies.· This may have been due the "Court packing" bill.…read more

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Other Opposition· Other opposition to Roosevelt came in the form of individuals such as Huey Long.· Long created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934, with the motto "Every Man a King," proposing new wealth redistribution measures, to curb the poverty and crime resulting from the Great Depression.· Long was gaining lots of support and was immensly popular, however he was assasinated before he could really influence Roosevelt's policies.…read more

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Francis Townsend, Milo Reno, and Upton Sinclair also opposed Roosevelt's New Deal. Their individual policies were never greatly influential however.· Perhaps one more influential opponent to New Deal was Father Charles Coughlin, simply because of the number of people his broadcasts reached (around 40 million a week).…read more

Slides in this set

Slide 1

To what extent can opposition to Roosevelt's New Deal be classed as significant in changing his policies?…read more

Slide 2

For all the credit Roosevelt has been given for the success (or otherwise) of the New Deal, there was opposition in America to both what he was doing with regards to his economic policies to combat unemployment and to the beliefs he was perceived to have held.…read more

Slide 3

The Supreme Court · The Supreme Court took its stance from a legal viewpoint and in 1935 it effectively declared 11 of 16 Alphabet Agencies unconstitutional.· The point made by the Supreme Court was that any efforts made to help farmers etc. should come at a statelevel and not federal level, as in accordance with powers given to the states by the Constitution.· Some politicians realised that the New Deal was not overwhelming popular with all the people and that there was a chance to make political capital out of this. The 1936 election result certainly showed that there was mileage in such an approach.…read more

Slide 4

As the Supreme Court was made up of senior Republican judges when Roosevelt tries to push his policies through they are rejected. This forces Roosevelt to bring in replacement policies.· The Supreme Court was made up of 9 Judges and the split had always been 4 in favour of New Deal, 5 Against. A switch in voting by the Chief Justice tipped the balance in favour of New Deal policies.· This may have been due the "Court packing" bill.…read more

Slide 5

Other Opposition· Other opposition to Roosevelt came in the form of individuals such as Huey Long.· Long created the Share Our Wealth program in 1934, with the motto "Every Man a King," proposing new wealth redistribution measures, to curb the poverty and crime resulting from the Great Depression.· Long was gaining lots of support and was immensly popular, however he was assasinated before he could really influence Roosevelt's policies.…read more

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Francis Townsend, Milo Reno, and Upton Sinclair also opposed Roosevelt's New Deal. Their individual policies were never greatly influential however.· Perhaps one more influential opponent to New Deal was Father Charles Coughlin, simply because of the number of people his broadcasts reached (around 40 million a week).…read more